Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-04
House Of Representatives.
AN ALL NIGHT SESSION.

House Of Representatives.
AN ALL NIGHT SESSION.
All last night the House was In session. The
conference committees on the disagreeing votes on
the various bills were working during the night.
Wnen not considering reports from these COM
mlttees the House was occupied with the clamOr
Ior the passage of bills by unanimous consent.
Nearly every member had some pet measure
upon which he shouted for recognition, nearly
all shouting at once. When for a moment there
was an opening for motion they made such q
o3d Inal the sound Of the Speakers gavel
couio scarcely be heard as he pounded violently
on MS desk for order. Every now and then during
une tne hard worked and haggard conferees
would come In with their reports and the tumult
had to give way before them. Early in the night
the Capitol looked If given up to some gran dies
I'VE occasion, or as II the pOpuace had assembled
The galleries were packed and the crowd blocked
the doorways looking over each others shoulders
or or nnuer eacn Others arms Moreover there were
80 many people In the corridors that 1T was dif-
CutI W move IrOm one part OF the building to
announcer iOr While. 1t was not until nearly ten
O'Clock that the assemblage began to thin out. At
half past twelve there was plenty of room in the
galleries. and by two O'Clock there were no ladies
rem rSinalnlng, except few in the members gallery
time, too.
During the evening Mr.. Gilhllan secured the
passage OF Dill admitting free OF duty articles
lnssnued ,i lOr the Minneapolis exposition.
Inc senate amendments to the legislative ap-
preparation bill were non-concurred in.
AN URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED.
Ine indications that the general deficiency bill
would fall, led the House early in the evening to
pass an urgent deficiency bill appropriating $685.
700 ior the Post Office, $4,000 for printing silver
cerahcateS and legal tender notes. $2S5 600 to the
Depar'ment ip OF Justice, and S934,255 to pay de-
,errea ,,as q, claims and comprising other feat
ures OF tne general deficiency bill over which there
was no dlHerence to become a law in case Of
emergency. There was quite a hot debate over
te ths reGSicdRn esfe pending its passage during which
ueaVoreu 10 score some party points.
THE LOGAN PENSION BILL DEFEATED AFTER SHARP
DEBATE.
During the evening Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, sue
ceeded In getting recognition to call up the Logan
pension Dill, which was defeated after sharp de-
bate, by vote Of yeas 145 nays 113, not the
necessary tWo-thirds vote. During the debate Mr..
Henderson said there were precedentS for the pas
sage OF such bills in the cases Of the widows Of Ad
mlral Farragut, Gems. Thomas and Hancock.
Wnen Gen. Logan died he was rich in everything
but property. VIII Congress deny to this widow
recognition demanded by the volunteer soldiers OF
the Union? He had no appeal to make for this act
of justice, but would be glad ii the wires would
carry all over the country the joyful tidings that
that the members could stand as men, inspired by
common impulse, around the graves OF the great
men who had departed.
Mr.. Tarsney {Aiich.) objected to the passage of
the bill. The cases OF Admiral Farragut, Gems
Thomas and Hancock were different, as they were
bill would establish civil pension bill.
Mr.. Alien CMiss) said he represented the senti-
ment OF the ex-confederates when ne remarked
that there was not lingering in the south scintla
OF hatred or prejudice against any man because he
was opposed TO it in that unfortunate conflict.
&c "1ou forgive US do you?" queried Mr.. Johnston
s.We forgive" retOrted Mr.. Allen, ssthe soldiers
but we do not forgive the demagOgueS who are
trying to make capital out OF the soldiers"
Mr. Cannon Qll.) said it would be good policy to
give Gen. Logan's widow pension. He placed it
ON the ground OF tribute OF a grateful country
to the widow OF man who served 1t we'll
Mr. Randall favored the appropriation, and said
he proposed to vote to make a precedent In behalf
OF the volunteer army OF the United States
THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. BlOunt then got in with his conference re-
port on the post Office bill in which he announced
that no agreement had been reached, and asked
the House to reaSsert its former declarations in
opposition to the subsidy clause. This the House
cede.
Mr.. Cobb then secured the adoption Of the con-
ference report On the bill for the adjustment OF
land grants In Kansas etc.
AwnD DEMAND FOR RECOGNITION
followed this, nearly the whole House charging
the speakers desk with bills and challenging the
speakers eye.
Mr. Breckenridge Ark9 succeeded in getting up
the bill for tne Grand tower bridge" across the
pass anything to get it out OF the way land the
or three men who objected to this bill were
charged by the rest OF the House and argued with
not to delay. An animated discussion occurred
in an undertOne between Mr.. Breckenridge and
Mr. O'Neill tPenna), as to the span Of the
bridge. Half q dozen members buttOnhOed MI.
Dunnam, who had demanded the reading OF the
BILL which was very long, and would not let him
go until he good naturediy withdrew the demand.
Then one member who was waiting chance TO
get bill OF his own in came up from behind and
hugged him. When Mr.. ONeill Pa.) renewed the
demand that Mr. Durham had Withdrawn his little
form rae irhf nv on
circling throng OF members, all with bills they
wanted to get this one out or the way OF. He was
cOnhdent1ally buttOnhOled and pleaded with and
patted on the back and caressed until he at length
withdrew the demand and the bill was passed by
q large vote without reading. Similar scenes were
enacted over other bills, and the interruptions by
conference reports were met with sounds OF disap-
prOval and they were hurried through as rapidly
as possible.
THE FORTRESS MONROE HOTEL BILL PASSED.
General Negley caught the Speakers eye and
called up the Senate bill to permiG Mr.. Chamber
lin, OF this city, to erect hotel at Fortress Mon
roe. Cries OF "Dont talk! let it 60
thrOugh!" 'There is no opposition" !" silenced the
advocate OF the bill and he waved his hand to let
sition to the bill amid shouts Of .'vOte! vOte!" and
1t was passed by vote OF 141 to %.
ANOTHER SCRAMBLE.
Then was renewed the scramble for recOgni-
tiOn. Some private pension bills were passed, and
then Mr. Willis got up bill to pay d. B. Connor, OF
LOuoNluC, n.y., SOIuc laQQ captured during Lno
war. At this point some or the members who had
shouted themselves hOarse and waved their bills
over head to no avail began to grow impatient.
There were but few opposed to the BILL but several
were put out because IL got in ahead or them.
johnson Qnd.) said he had been standing in the
floor Tor six weeks TO try to get recognition to
pass bill ''tO put roof on building In my dis.
trict" Several other members took occasion to
inform their constituents, through the Record, OF
their diligence and the unfairness" OF the Speak
er's eye. Weaver, SLruble and Parker protested
against the action OF the chair and declared that
they We're
ALL ION THE LIST"
Mr. Willis then explained that he had put IL
application for the Speakers eye ON this occasion
away of year ago the first OF February. Hi.
bill then passed
Various conference reports on private bills wert
then disposed OF.
PASSED OVER THE VETO.
Then the Presidents veto of the bill for publ,
building at Dayton, Ohio, which had just com,
from the Senate, passed over the veto, was takel
up on motion OF Mr.. Anderson, OF Ohio, and pasSe(
over the veto by vote OF 133 to g.
THE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL.
The conferees on the District appropriation bill
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